City comparison
Brentwood, NY is about 2,200 miles (3,500 km) from Phoenix, AZ in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 2,700 miles, or about 45 hours (about 5 days at 10 h/day) behind the wheel at highway speeds.
Driving distance is a rough estimate (great-circle × 1.25); driving time assumes a 60 mph blended average. Real trips run 10–20% longer with stops.
A direct flight from Brentwood, NY to Phoenix, AZ takes about 4 h 21 min, covering roughly 2,200 miles in a straight line. Connecting itineraries with a layover typically add 1–3 hours.
Block-to-block estimate at ~500 mph cruise, including taxi, climb, and descent — what an airline would publish, not pure airborne time.
Brentwood, NY is on Eastern Time and Phoenix, AZ is on Mountain Time — a 2-hour difference. When it's noon in Brentwood, it's 10 a.m. in Phoenix, which puts Brentwood 2 hours ahead.
Standard-time offsets. Daylight saving applies in both cities for most of the year (exceptions: Hawaii and most of Arizona), and the gap between the two stays the same.
Phoenix has a population of 1,609,456, vs 65,042 in Brentwood — about 24.7× larger by population. By land area, Phoenix covers about 520 sq mi vs 11 sq mi for Brentwood.
Population from US Census ACS. Land area from the Census Gazetteer (city proper, excluding inland water).
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Brentwood | Phoenix | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,660/mo | $1,322/mo | 25.6% higher in Brentwood |
| Median home value | $416,000 | $340,200 | 22.3% higher in Brentwood |
| Median household income | $111,572 | $72,092 | 54.8% higher in Brentwood |
| Groceries index | 109.4 | 95.8 | 14.2% higher in Brentwood |
| Utilities index | 124.5 | 96.2 | 29.5% higher in Brentwood |
| Transportation index | 105.0 | 104.1 | 0.8% higher in Brentwood |
| Healthcare index | 105.7 | 104.0 | 1.6% higher in Brentwood |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Brentwood, you'd need $86,651 in Phoenix to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Phoenix, AZ is about 13.3% cheaper overall than Brentwood, NY, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 23% higher in Brentwood than in Phoenix. If you earn $80,000 in Brentwood, you'd need about $69,321 in Phoenix to keep the same standard of living.